Lady&#39;s undergarment



R. M. G. ALGON LADYS UNDERGARMENT Filed Dec. 5, 1945 Patented May 4, 1948 UNITED STATES TENT LADYS UNDERGARMENT company Application December 3, 1945,, Serial No. 632,338

In France July 4, 1945 1 Claim. 1

This invention refers to improvements in the production of ladies undergarments such as brassires or the upper parts of combinations or of sun-bathing costumes.

The body of a brassire or the upper part of combinations or of sun-bathing costumes is at present constituted by pieces of fabric, a part of which is necessarily on the bias, causing it rapidly to lose its shape.

To obviate this drawback, the invention consists in constituting each of the two breast pockets of a brassire, the upper part of combinations or of a sun-bathing costume, by two bands of straight material, either in fabric, in ribbon or in any other suitable material, so as to obtain an indeformable framework.

An embodiment of the invention is shown, by way of example, on the accompanying drawing as applied to a brassiere.

Each breast pocket I or 2 of the brassire is constituted by three bands of straight material 3, 4, 5, 6, 1 and 8. These bands are attached together in any suitable manner, for example .by sewing.

According to the drawing the non-elastic bands or straps 3 and 6 are connected with one end to the non-elastic bands or straps 5 and 8 respectively, for example by being sewn together forming a lozenge ABCD, whereas the other end of said bands or straps 3 and 6 is seamed to the bands or straps 4 and 1 respectively along the line EF. The opposing end of said straps or bands 4 and 1 is seamed to the upper end of the bands or straps 5 and 8, respectively, by a seam along the line GH. The inner bands or straps 4, 5. 1, 8 are placed in X-like relation as shown in the drawing and the adjoining lower ends of the upper bands or straps 4 and I are sewed together in overlapping position forming a. lozenge IJKL. The neighbouring ends of the bands or straps 5 and 8 are connected by an intermediate band or strap 9 seamed or otherwise attached to the former.

Insertions I0, I I made in one piece with a scam I 2, l3 are inserted between the bands 3, 4, 5 and 6, 1, 8 respectively. The bands are of any width and thickness necessary to obtain an indeformable frame and are constituted of any suitable material, fabric, ribbon, etc. Instead of being sewn one to the other. they may be united otherwise, for example. by press buttons, fasteners or other fixing devices.

The brassire furthermore comprises shoulder straps l4, l5 of any kind.

If, instead of being made as shown on the drawing, the brassiere is to constitute the top of combinations, it is fixed in any suitable manner on a skirt, which does awaywith the part 9 of the brassiere.

If it is to constitute the top of a sun-bathing costume, it is combined with trousers which are attached to the brassiere in any suitable manner.

Various modifications of details may be made in carrying out the brassire without departing from the invention, the latter applies in particular to any undergarments constituted by bands of fabric.

On the drawing, each breast pocket of the brassire comprises three bands of straight material, but a larger number of bands could be used which would be arranged and united in any suitable manner to obtain the indeformable frame desired.

What I claim is:

A brassire comprising a pair of symmetrical pockets of triangular shape with edges formed by non-elastic straps connected at their contacting ends, the adjacent inner straps of said triangular pockets being in X-like relation, each of the two outer strapsoverlapping the adjacent lower end of the respective inner strap, the other ends of these lower inner straps being connected by an intermediatenon-elastic strap, and the adjoining lower ends of the upper straps being connected in overlapping position.

RAOUL MAURICE GEORGES ALGON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

- UNITED STATES PATENTS Great Britain May 18, 1936 

